Container Capable of Accommodating Multiple Substances

ABSTRACT

A container capable of accommodating multiple substances includes a bottle, a tube and a scraping member. The bottle has a chamber. The bottle further comprises a bottom and an opening portion at two ends thereof. The opening portion communicates with the chamber. The tube is disposed in the chamber of the bottle and has a positioning end and an opening. The positioning end is detachably coupled with the opening portion of the bottle, and the opening of the tube is detachably coupled with the bottom of the bottle. The scraping member is extended into the tube in the bottle and has a scraping portion abutting against an inner face of the tube.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to a container that canaccommodate multiple substances and, more particularly, to a containerthat can accommodate multiple substances and can mix the substances whenit is desired.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional container that can accommodate multiple substances isdisclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 7,931,140 entitled “cosmetic container withintegrated mixing insert”. Referring to FIG. 8, the conventionalcontainer 8 comprises a body 81 and a movable cap 82. The body 81 has aplurality of chambers 811 and an opening 812 communicating with thechambers 811. The body 81 further comprises a scraper 813 on an innerwall of the body 81 adjacent to the opening 812. The movable cap 82 iscoupled with the body 81 at the opening 812 thereof, and has a stem 821extending into the body 81. When the stem 821 is pulled out of the body81, the scraper 813 can scrape off the cosmetic liquid remained on thestem 821, preventing the cosmetic liquid on the stem 821 from droppingon the ground.

However, the sealing effect of the chambers 811 is poor, causing thecosmetic liquids in the chambers 811 to mix. Moreover, the scraper 813is not very efficient as the scraper 813 can only scrape off thecosmetic liquids remained on an outer face of the stem 821.

Another conventional container that can accommodate multiple substancesis disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 2,494,294 entitled “plurality capsule”.Referring to FIG. 2, the conventional container 9 comprises a housing 91having a hole 911. A tube 92 can be extended into the housing 91 via thehole 911. A rubber sleeve 93 is disposed in the housing 91 and fittedaround the tube 92. In such an arrangement, the housing 91 and the tube92 can accommodate different substances. When the tube 92 is withdrawnfrom the housing 91, the substances of the housing 91 and the tube 92can mix together. In such a case, the rubber sleeve 93 can scrape offthe substance remained on an outer face of the tube 92.

However, although the rubber sleeve 93 of the container 9 can scrap offthe substance remained on the outer face of the tube 92, it cannot scrapoff the substance remained on an inner face of the tube 92. Thus, thesubstance on the inner face of the inner tube 92 will drop on theground, resulting in a waste and inconvenience in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore the objective of this invention to provide a containercapable of accommodating multiple substances in which a substanceremained on an inner face of a tube of the container can be scraped offwhen in use, thus preventing the substance from dropping on the ground.

The invention discloses a container capable of accommodating multiplesubstances, which includes a bottle, a tube and a scraping member. Thebottle has a chamber. The bottle further comprises a bottom and anopening portion at two ends thereof. The opening portion communicateswith the chamber. The tube is disposed in the chamber of the bottle andhas a positioning end and an opening. The positioning end is detachablycoupled with the opening portion of the bottle, and the opening of thetube is detachably coupled with the bottom of the bottle. The scrapingmember is extended into the tube in the bottle and has a scrapingportion abutting against an inner face of the tube.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become more fully understood from thedetailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawingswhich are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitativeof the present invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a conventional container capable of accommodating multiplesubstances.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of another conventional containercapable of accommodating multiple substances.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a container capable of accommodatingmultiple substances according to a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the container of the firstembodiment.

FIG. 5 shows an operation diagram of the container of the firstembodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a container capable of accommodatingmultiple substances according to a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the container of the secondembodiment.

FIG. 8 shows an operation diagram of the container of the secondembodiment.

In the various figures of the drawings, the same numerals designate thesame or similar parts. Furthermore, when the term “first”, “second”,“third”, “fourth”, “inner”, “outer” “top”, “bottom” and similar termsare used hereinafter, it should be understood that these terms referonly to the structure shown in the drawings as it would appear to aperson viewing the drawings, and are utilized only to facilitatedescribing the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a container capable of accommodatingmultiple substances includes a bottle 1, a tube 2 and a scraping member3 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The tube 2 isdetachably coupled with the bottle 1. The scraping member 3 is disposedinside the tube 2 in the bottle 1 so as to scrape off the substanceremained on an inner face of the tube 2.

The bottle 1 has a chamber 11 which is filled with substances that canbe mixed, such as beverages, medicaments or others. In the embodiment,the bottle 1 has a bottom 12 and an opening portion 13 communicatingwith the chamber 11. The bottle 1 further comprises a lateral wall 14between the bottom 12 and the opening portion 13.

The bottom 12 of the bottle 1 has a positioning member 121 to which thetube 2 is coupled. The positioning member 121 can be implemented as aprotrusion. The tube 2 can be coupled with the bottom 12 in a tightmanner via the protrusion. The protrusion may be assembled to the bottom12 or formed on the bottom 12 in an integral manner. The positioningmember 121 preferably comprises a plurality of airtight rings 122 on anouter circumferential face thereof. The airtight rings 122 can abutagainst the inner face of the tube 2 to enhance the sealing effect ofthe tube 2.

The tube 2 can be disposed in the chamber 11 and may be a hollow tubewith a fixed or varying outer diameter. The tube 2 may be filled withsubstances that can be mixed, such as beverages, medicaments or others.The tube 2 has a positioning end 21 and an opening 22. The positioningend 21 of the tube 2 may be detachably coupled with the opening portion13 of the bottle 1. The opening 22 of the tube 2 can be detachablycoupled with the positioning member 121 of the bottom 12.

The positioning end 21 of the tube 2 has a cap 211. The positioning end21 can be coupled with the opening portion 13 of the bottle 1 via thecap 211. The cap 211 can be coupled with the opening portion 13 by waysof, for example, fastening, screwing or the like. In this embodiment,screwing is the case. The opening 22 of the tube 2 is coupled with thepositioning member 121 of the bottom 12 in a tight manner.

The scraping member 3 is extended into the tube 2 and has a scrapingportion 31 abutting against the inner face of the tube 2.

The scraping member 3 has a rod 3 a and a plate 3 b. The rod 3 a has afirst end and a second end. The first end of the rod 3 a is coupled withthe positioning member 121 of the bottom 12 of the bottle 1. The secondend of the rod 3 a extends towards the opening portion 13 of the bottle1. The plate 3 b is coupled with the second end of the rod 3 a. Theplate 3 b can be coupled with the rod 3 a or assembled to the rod 3 a byways of, for example, fastening or screwing. In a preferred case, theplate 3 b is assembled to the rod 3 a by way of fastening or screwing sothat substance can be filled into the tube 2. In addition, the scrapingportion 31 is formed on an outer periphery of the plate 3 b.

Referring to FIG. 4, when in assembly, the tube 2 is inserted into thebottle 1 until the opening 22 of the tube 2 is coupled with thepositioning member 121 of the bottom 12. Then, the rod 3 a of thescraping member 3 is inserted into the tube 2 (without the plate 3 b andthe cap 211 involved at this moment). In this situation, substances inthe bottle 1 and the tube 2 can be separated from each other. Thesubstances in the bottle 1 and the tube 2 can be different type ofliquids. Alternatively, one substance can be a liquid such as abeverage, a medicament or the like, and the other substance can be anon-liquid substance that can mix with or become dissolved in theliquid, such as eatable pearl sago or other powders with special flavor.After the substances are filled into the bottle 1 and the tube 2, theplate 3 b is forced into the tube 2 until the plate 3 b is coupled withthe second end of the rod 3 a. This allows the scraping portion 31 ofthe plate 3 b to abut against the inner face of the tube 2. Finally, thecap 211 can be coupled with the opening portion 13 of the bottle 1 andthe positioning end 21 of the tube 2, thus completing assembly of thebottle 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, when it is desired to drink the substances in thecontainer, the cap 211 can be twisted open to remove the cap 211 fromthe opening portion 13 of the bottle 1. When the cap 211 is beingtwisted, the cap 211 can turn without disengaging from the positioningend 21 of the tube 2. As the cap 211 is gradually twisted away from theopening portion 13 of the bottle 1, the cap 211 may simultaneously drivethe tube 2 to separate from the positioning member 121 of the bottom 12,allowing the substances in the bottle 1 and tube 2 to mix. Thus, a mixedbeverage with special flavor and freshness can be provided.

Referring to FIG. 5 again, the container of the first embodiment of theinvention is characterized in that the scraping portion 31 of thescraping member 3 can scrape off the substance (such as liquid) remainedon the inner face of the tube 2 when the tube 2 is being pulled awayfrom the bottle 1. This can prevent the substance of the tube 2 fromdropping on the ground.

Referring to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the container of the invention mayfurther comprise an auxiliary scraping member 4 for improved scrapingeffect according to a second embodiment of the invention. The auxiliaryscraping member 4 is disposed in the chamber 11 and coupled with thebottle 1. The auxiliary scraping member 4 has a scraping portion 41abutting against an outer face of the tube 2. In this embodiment, theauxiliary scraping member 4 comprises a plurality of rods 4 a and ascraping ring 4 b. Each rod 4 a has one end coupled with the bottom 12of the bottle 1. The rods 4 a preferably surround the tube 2 in ordernot to disturb assembly of the tube 2. The scraping ring 4 b is disposedat other end of each rod 4 a and fitted around the tube 2. The scrapingportion 41 is formed on an inner periphery of the scraping ring 4 b inorder to touch the outer face of the tube 2. In such an arrangement, asshown in FIG. 8, the scraping portion 41 of the auxiliary scrapingmember 4 can scrape off the substance remained on the outer face of thetube 2. Therefore, the scraping member 3 and the auxiliary scrapingmember 4 can jointly provide a completed scraping effect to prevent thesubstances in the container from dropping on the ground.

In conclusion, the scraping members 3 and 4 can efficiently scrap offthe substances remained on the inner and outer faces of the tube 2,thereby preventing the substances in the container from dropping on theground. This can avoid the environment from being stained by thesubstances and prevent waste of the substances.

Although the invention has been described in detail with reference toits presently preferable embodiment, it will be understood by one ofordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as set forthin the appended claims.

1. A container capable of accommodating multiple substances, comprising:a bottle having a chamber, wherein the bottle further comprises a bottomand an opening portion at two ends thereof, and the opening portioncommunicates with the chamber; a tube disposed in the chamber of thebottle and having a positioning end and an opening, wherein thepositioning end is detachably coupled with the opening portion of thebottle, the opening of the tube is detachably coupled with the bottom ofthe bottle; and a scraping member extended into the tube in the bottleand having a scraping portion abutting against an inner face of thetube.
 2. The container capable of accommodating multiple substances asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the scraping member comprises a rod and aplate, the rod has a first end and a second end, the first end of therod is coupled with the bottom of the bottle, the second end of the rodextends towards the opening portion of the bottle, the plate is coupledwith the second end of the rod, and the scraping portion is formed on anouter periphery of the plate.
 3. The container capable of accommodatingmultiple substances as claimed in claim 1, further comprising anauxiliary scraping member disposed in the chamber and coupled with thebottle, wherein the auxiliary scraping member has a scraping portionabutting against an outer face of the tube.
 4. The container capable ofaccommodating multiple substances as claimed in claim 3, wherein theauxiliary scraping member comprises a plurality of rods and a scrapingring, each of the rods has one end coupled with the bottom of thebottle, the scraping ring is disposed at other end of each of the rodsand fitted around the tube, and the scraping portion is formed on aninner periphery of the scraping ring.
 5. The container capable ofaccommodating multiple substances as claimed in claim 4, wherein therods surround the tube.
 6. The container capable of accommodatingmultiple substances as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning endof the tube has a cap, and the positioning end is coupled with theopening portion of the bottle via the cap.
 7. The container capable ofaccommodating multiple substances as claimed in claim 1, wherein thebottom of the bottle has a positioning member to which the opening ofthe tube is coupled.
 8. The container capable of accommodating multiplesubstances as claimed in claim 7, wherein the positioning membercomprises a plurality of airtight rings on an outer circumferential facethereof, and the airtight rings abut against the inner face of the tube.